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    Size of False Bottom For Mash Tun

    Out of the million posts here, I'm sure there's something on this, so forgive me for not being able to find it (I'm just anxious to get started). Anyway, I've been using 12" or so false bottom in a Sanke keg for my mash tun with an electric HERMS. My batch size has been 10 gallons. I've had...
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    What Type Of Sparge for Recirculation System

    I'm in the planning phase of building a simple (but getting more complex day by day) recirculation system (for 10 gallon batches). I'm going to use a hot plate with a gas burner combination to keep temps up and a march pump to recirculate wort. Using a CPVC manifold above (for fly sparging) and...
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    Plate Chillers-Cold Break

    Okay, BYO defines "cold break" as: "Wort cooling causes solids, called the cold break, to form and fall out of solution. When wort is transferred from the kettle to the fermenter, this break material is left behind. " I get this and when I use my immersion chiller I see some gunk (trub?) left...
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    2nd Primary Question

    I'm doing a recipe that calls for a "second primary" where the instructions are to transfer to secondary (once fermentation slows) but move 1/2 the yeast cake and add candi sugar. It's my understanding that fermentation is an aerobic activity. And, that's why we aerate the wort when we...
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    Reaction to maltodextrin?

    Newbee here but "all in."--6 corny kegs, kegerator, etc.... I brewed a stout from a kit and it came out most excellent. I got a mild case of gas the first time I drank it but just thought that was one of the features of home brew. A few days later, I drank even more but this time I got...
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